High school was not only a time of stress and long sleepless nights, but I time to find myself and realize what life was truly about. I struggled my first few years of high school. Trying to juggle a full time sport with school work was not ideal, but it taught me life skills that I will carry forever. Identity played such a large role in high school; you had the jocks, the nerds, the hippies, the popular kids, and many other stereotypical groups that I refused to partake in. I wanted my own identity that couldn't be placed in to a singular, demeaning group. However, for a while people only knew and saw me as a swimmer, which I hated. Yeah, I spent a lot of time swimming and often would never hang out with people outside of school due to my commitment to the sport, but I knew that there was more to myself than that, and I was determined to show people that.
My teachers were such a big help, most of them understood that I was going to be absent a lot due to swim meets and training trips, and worked with me so that I would not miss any of the information learned in class. One of my favorite teachers during high school was my calculus teacher, senior year, Mr Resnikoff. He inspired me to never give up on myself. When I got frustrated and would often have mental breakdowns after class, he would listen, and then sit me down and take everything step by step. I don't believe that people give teachers enough credit; I believe that people just think that they are there to teach us silly things and assign us useless assignments, but they are much more than that. They are here to inspire us and lead us in to a direction that we want our lives to go in, whether we know it or not.
In high school we are constantly surrounded by peer pressure, and many fail to succumb to that, and that's alright, but I think that it's also important to know that there is always another option, which often does not feel to be true. It's important to maintain good grades in high school and do well on standardized testing in order to get into college and succeed in life, but personally I believe there is a bigger idea to high school. I believe that there's a deeper meaning to everything, and the lessons you learn during those years, are the ones that we are going to hold close to us for the rest of our lives. Through break ups, and fights, and the many mistakes made, I believe that for the rest of our lives, the hell we all went through in high school, will set us up for a better life.
I loved my school, of course I didn't until senior year, but I was finally able to appreciate everything about it. The teachers were always there for you, and I figured out that every one in the school was always willing to be your friend, all you had to do was put yourself out there.
My teachers were such a big help, most of them understood that I was going to be absent a lot due to swim meets and training trips, and worked with me so that I would not miss any of the information learned in class. One of my favorite teachers during high school was my calculus teacher, senior year, Mr Resnikoff. He inspired me to never give up on myself. When I got frustrated and would often have mental breakdowns after class, he would listen, and then sit me down and take everything step by step. I don't believe that people give teachers enough credit; I believe that people just think that they are there to teach us silly things and assign us useless assignments, but they are much more than that. They are here to inspire us and lead us in to a direction that we want our lives to go in, whether we know it or not.
In high school we are constantly surrounded by peer pressure, and many fail to succumb to that, and that's alright, but I think that it's also important to know that there is always another option, which often does not feel to be true. It's important to maintain good grades in high school and do well on standardized testing in order to get into college and succeed in life, but personally I believe there is a bigger idea to high school. I believe that there's a deeper meaning to everything, and the lessons you learn during those years, are the ones that we are going to hold close to us for the rest of our lives. Through break ups, and fights, and the many mistakes made, I believe that for the rest of our lives, the hell we all went through in high school, will set us up for a better life.
I loved my school, of course I didn't until senior year, but I was finally able to appreciate everything about it. The teachers were always there for you, and I figured out that every one in the school was always willing to be your friend, all you had to do was put yourself out there.